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Interventional Sialendoscopy for Parotid Ductal Calculi: Our Preliminary Experience

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With this article we present our initial experience with interventional sialendoscopy of the parotid duct for the parotid calculi. We carried out a prospective study of patients of parotid calculi in a tertiary referral centre. Diagnostic and interventional sialendoscopy was performed in five cases of parotid calculi. The outcome was classified on the basis of clearance of the lumen of the duct and resolution of symptoms. Diagnostic sialendoscopy was able to diagnose the calculus in all cases. Interventional sialendoscopy was done under general anesthesia in all cases and calculus was successfully removed. The average size of sialolith was 8.2 mm. No complications occurred in any of the cases. Check sialendoscopy was done in all cases after a minimum follow up of 6 months, which showed the duct lumen to be free of stone with no stricture of the duct. Sialendoscopy is an optimal technique for removal of intraductal parotid calculi and avoids removal of the gland. In our series there was no associated morbidity and complication.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, A-304, Abhyant Apartments, 2, Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi, 110096, India

    P. P. Singh, Neelima Gupta, Arun Goyal & Sanjeev Tomar

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Singh, P.P., Gupta, N., Goyal, A. et al. Interventional Sialendoscopy for Parotid Ductal Calculi: Our Preliminary Experience. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 64, 252–256 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0361-0

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